Nikon VAA109EA User Manual - Page 132

Technical Notes: Troubleshooting

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Indication Control panel Viewfinder Problem Solution See also Subject too bright; photo Exposure mode: will be overexposed. P use ND filter S increase shutter speed; if indication pg. 20 HI HI persists, use ND filter pp. 43 A use smaller aperture -46 (higher f-number); if indication persists, use ND filter Subject too dark; photo Exposure mode: pg. 20 will be underexposed. P use flash pg. 97 S lower shutter speed; if pg. 43 indication persists, Lo Lo use flash A use larger aperture pg. 45 (lower f-number); if indication persists, use flash bulb (blinking) bulb (blinking) Shutter speed set to bulb (long time exposure) in shutter-priority Switch to manual exposure mode or use another shutter speed. pg. 43 pg. 47 P or S (blinking) A (blinking) Programmed auto or shutter-priority auto selected with no lens in place or with lens other than CPU Nikkor in place. Attach Nikkor lens with built-in CPU or select manual or aperturepriority auto. pg. 6 pp. 45 -48 Shutter speed faster Shutter speed automati- Shutter speed (blinking) 500 (blinking) than lens sync speed (shutter-priority auto or manual exposure cally set to 1/500 sec. pg. 100 modes) If flash-ready lamp Check photo in LCD blinks for three seconds monitor. If underex- (blinking) after flash, photo may be underexposed. posed, adjust shutterspeed, aperture, or flash pg. 100 range and try again. Technical Notes: Troubleshooting 119

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119
See
also
Indication
Control
panel
Viewfinder
Problem
Solution
Switch to manual expo-
sure mode or use an-
other shutter speed.
bulb
(blinking)
bulb
(blinking)
Shutter speed set to
bulb
(long time expo-
sure) in shutter-priority
pg. 43
pg. 47
Attach Nikkor lens with
built-in CPU or select
manual or aperture-
priority auto.
P
or
S
(blinking)
A
(blinking)
Programmed auto or
shutter-priority auto
selected with no lens in
place or with lens other
than CPU Nikkor in
place.
pg. 6
pp. 45
–48
Check photo in LCD
monitor.
If underex-
posed, adjust shutter-
speed, aperture, or flash
range and try again.
(blinking)
If flash-ready lamp
blinks for three seconds
after flash, photo may be
underexposed.
pg.
100
Shutter speed automati-
cally set to
1
/
500
sec.
Shutter
speed
(blinking)
500
(blinking)
Shutter speed faster
than lens sync speed
(shutter-priority auto or
manual exposure
modes)
pg.
100
Technical Notes: Troubleshooting
Exposure mode:
P
use ND filter
S
increase shutter
speed; if indication
persists, use ND filter
A
use smaller aperture
(higher f-number); if
indication persists,
use ND filter
HI
HI
Subject too bright; photo
will be overexposed.
pg. 20
pp. 43
–46
Exposure mode:
P
use flash
S
lower shutter speed; if
indication persists,
use flash
A
use larger aperture
(lower f-number); if
indication persists,
use flash
Lo
Lo
Subject too dark; photo
will be underexposed.
pg. 20
pg. 97
pg. 43
pg. 45